. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" hackers target the "associated press" and apple sales fly. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you anne-marie. hackers attacked the "associated press's" twitter account. the tweets falsely reported explosions in the white house and that president obama had been injured. the news sent the dow plunging 143 points, but it quickly recovered when the a.p. corrected that report. the syrian electronic army claimed responsibility. the fbi is investigating. >>> the market ended on a positive note with investors encouraged by earnings reports through lockheed martin and other major companies. the dow climbed 152 points, while the nasdaq finished up 35 points. >>> asian markets followed wall street's gains. tok tokyo's nikkei rose more than 2% while hong kong's hang seng added 1%. >>> apple experienced a drop in sales this quarter compared to 2012, the first decline in years, but the tech company says it will also hand out $1 billion to its shareholders over the next two years. it's buying bac